[vladimere]

i lived in marathon for few years and left in 2000 september love it lived mile marker 53 1000 dollars rent for me my father and brother he paid it all we just partied and went diving and fishing everyweekend
if you are smart and you want to have fun in the keys find a place to rent there are places that r not that expensive and if you get to know a fishery you can sell them snapper and grouper they will pay good and if you know chum guy you can catch cuda and shark and amber-jack anything you don't eat sell to him plus get free chum money from fishery and you pay for gas free fishing every weekend for three years straight i could hold my breath for 3 minutes did so much swimming 7 mile Bahia Honda marathon conch key islandmorada big pine key west doesn't matter just be active and you ll love it i did regret leaving but i was young had no say in it now i have family of two plus wife i will be back there after school 40 foot morgan out island ketch love forever

[Ga Jerk]

Originally Posted by RealWildRu

Fishing and drinking,thats it.

What else does a man need?

[City Guy997S]

Originally Posted by macguy

Just from my personal experience I don't care for the Keys. It takes a special person to live there full time. My sister-in-law lives in Key West part of the time as well as Washington DC and San Francisco. She is a retired attorney and can afford it and really loves the Keys. But as much as she likes it, a few months at a time is all she can take before she heads out. My wife's niece also lives in one of the upper keys. She is a bartender and does real well but the same thing as her aunt. She is always making the drive up to Fort Lauderdale to get out of the keys for a while. I think you can get nuts down there after a while.

A. Limited access
B. Expensive (for what you get)
C. Not much to do outside of watersports/fishing/drinking!

Yes it takes a special person to live there, but then again it is just like the Bahamas (same issues as A,B and C). Lots of folks migrate to "paradise" thinking Jimmy Buffett will be strumming his guitar under a bridge with the locals telling fishing stories!

[City Guy997S]

Originally Posted by ReturntoFlorida

I was somewhat disappointed with the Keys. I had a great job offer at a firm in Islamorada. The weather is outstanding down there and few areas can match its beauty. But my wife and I looked in vain for property, and simply couldn't find it. Even at 300,000-400,000, the selection was mostly older trailers (paying for the lot, not the house). Many people buy campers or houseboats or make the commute from Homestead.

Also, one thing we were disappointed in were the quantity and quality of beaches. The keys offer a very laid back lifestyle, great food, weather, and fishing. For that, there is always a price. Best of luck in whatever you decide.

Note the date on this post......2007

You can buy a house now for the cost of those trailers back then!

[City Guy997S]

Originally Posted by lcole07

As you first asked over three years ago. How's it going?

OP was 2007, the quote was 2010......now it is 2012.

Safe to say if the kid's parents bought anything in 07, they lost 40-50% of their money (or the bank's money ) on that purchase!

[Star Fisher]

I grew up in Indiana where everything is cheap, but it's Indiana!?!?! There is no comparison to Key West and it's worth every penny!! Where else can I see the sun rise and set over the ocean everyday. Plus there is no where in the US that has water like the Florida Keys (not even Hawaii). Clear, warm & shallow!! The Florida keys are totally different than the rest of Florida, which pretty much sucks! It is the PRICE of PARADISE!!

[Star Fisher]

Houses are still expensive, but half the price they were 5 years ago!! Buy NOW!!

[bigh110]

Its not the cost of the house but the insurance that will git ya!!! Usually more than the mortgage payment!! if you buy an older home!! Monroe county has the highest rates in all of Florida!!

[rosegail]

Thinking of moving my young family to the keys, my husband and i don't make a lot but we don't need much either, are there any regular jobs in the keys? How are the schools and the crime? Do you think a young family could make it there?
Jessica G.